Truce Terms For Teutons Echo Allied Demands
Armistice talks near, with Germany likely to face harsh terms mirroring Bulgaria’s and stricter clauses to prevent a future war. Inter allied conference has agreed on main political points, while Colonel House counsels with French leaders in Paris.
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Bulgaria
Inter-allied Conference
House
United States
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Alge
Migelos
Colonel House
Seine
Pershin Fen
Faris
Big Interests See Peace In Insight Outlook
Washington’s finance community believes peace is near with Austria and Turkey likely to quit and Germany to accept allied terms. Wall Street shows activity while financiers plan postwar strategies and study future financial and domestic conditions. Some accuse powerful business leaders of backing peace to avoid penalties on wartime profits from profiteering.
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Washington
the Tribune
Washington, D. C
Wall Street
Austria
Turkey
Germany
Germany Violates International Law Says Home Secretary
London Oct 31 Sir George Cave declares in the House of Commons that Germany has flagrantly broken international law in her treatment of British prisoners of war. He notes some camps are reasonably orderly while others are near unspeakable. He says any armistice should require immediate unconditional release of POWs in enemy countries.
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Geor Cave
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George
Hoe
Wilson May Attend Peace Conference
Washington October 31 report that President Wilson will attend the peace conference as soon as it is held circulates in diplomatic circles. Supporters say his presence would crown his justice based peace plan. If he goes, the vice president would direct the executive during his absence, a historic first.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
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Europe
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Reign of Terror in Russia Says Prince
Prince George Lyoff, premier of the first provisional Russian government in exile, declares the Trotzky Lenin regime barbaric and terroristic. He describes peasants as barbaric, claims indiscriminate killings and torture, and notes desperation in Moscow as Czechoslovak forces shrink while German troops reinforce from the north. He plans a U.S. trip to urge awareness before heading to Washington.
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Washington
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Urals
Resolutions by Inter Allied Committees Aimed At Preventing War
London reports that French Italian Belgian and British sections of the inter allied parliamentary committee unanimously passed resolutions. They urge united action for liberty, the creation of postwar machinery for peace, reconstitution of central Europe by national self determination with safeguards, compensation for submarine losses, and the formation of an inter allied air force with centralized control and international air routes.
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London
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Europe
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Associated
Huns Carry off Mayor and Laon Citizens
Paris reports a French protest over German seizure of Laon civilians including the mayor. The government says citizens were carried away in violation of international accords, demanding their immediate return or accommodation of the situation.
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Havan Service
Germany
Ba. Free
Abel
France
Furnet
Vere
Allied Push Across Piave Gains and Italian Advances
Allied forces press along the Piave as British French and Italian troops break Austro-Hungarian lines. Italian and British offensives claim thousands of prisoners, with gains near Treviso Oderzo and Alessio, while French advance toward Guise and actions continue along the Meuse and Brenta fronts.
Sophia Sister Ship to Bring Back Dead Sophia Sister Ship
Lupe Alaska October wrecked vessel story notes a sister ship set to retrieve the dead along with cargo. Details are sparse as readable text mentions loading actions and recovery efforts in a remote Alaskan locale.
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Sophia
American Troops to Play Part in Italian Drive
Washington reports that American troops are poised to join the third major front in Italy. Officials say a small contingent may operate within Italian or British forces as the offensive expands, following the pattern seen in France where Italian divisions supported a French army corps.
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Washington
Plave
Italy
Austria
France
American Monster Guns Dominate Western Front
United Press report from Oct 30 describes 16 inch American guns near Verdun firing on Mont Medy Longayon railways, surpassing earlier 9 inch German weapons. Guns transported by railways, crews built in the U S, and the line’s strategic importance to east west troop and supply movement. The western front commander asserts unlimited passage for these colossal guns, prioritizing mission over jurisdiction.
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Fred 8S. Ferguson
United Press
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Meuse
Lorraine
Verdun
Mont Medy-Longayon
Paris
St. Quentin
Laon
St. Mihiel Salient
Metz
Mezleres Sedan-Longuyen
Italians Drive On 60 Kilometre Front From Brenta To Rocandelle
Italian forces push along a continuous 60 kilometer front from east of Mont Spinoncia to Rocandelle as Austrian lines crumble east of the Piave. Patrols cross Monticano river beyond the Piave and Italian troops storm Colfosco heights then reach Luzgana with 13 000 prisoners counted over two days.
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Meuse
Bellawood
Argonne Forest
Brenta
Piave
Strakuppe
Fontana Secca
Tezze
San Polo di Plave
Henry Wood
United Presse
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Rocandelle
Italan
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Rofe
Colfosco
Luzgana
Ano
Allies Ignore Armistice Talks In World War Fronts
Washington reports that despite Germany Austria seeking peace talks and Turkey showing potential peace leanings, Allied forces press on across fronts. In France German forces fragment under sustained Allied offensives while Austro Hungarians are driven back by British French and Italians in northern Italy with heavy casualties. The Italians push Austrians toward Montenegro as British forces clear Turkish positions in Syria and Mesopotamia.
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Italy
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Mesopotamia
Bodies to be taken to Vancouver from wrecked steamers
A rescue steamer will leave for Vancouver within a day to carry 192 bodies found so far from the Princess Sophia disaster and others believed recoverable. The Princess Alice hurried north to remove passengers from the Sophia after it ran aground on a reef near Lyon canal, with Alaska bound for Skagway last week from the hotel area.
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Vancouver
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Sophia
Lyon Canal
Skagway
Alaska
Otelea
Von Seckt To Take Command In Germany After Ludendorff
A Swiss dispatch says General Von Seckt, Ludendorff's Romania era chief of staff, likely succeeds him. Reports say Hindenburg may follow. rumors name Von Lossberg as another possible successor. The Reichstag moved to civil control of the military, and Ludendorff's resignation is tied to this political shift.
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Roumania
Ludendorff
Washington, D
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Switzerland
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Romania
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Amsterdam
von Hindenburg
Rhenish Westphalian Zeitung
Essen
Anne Ee
Esen Re Sroms Zeitung
von Losasberg
Sixth Army
von Lossberg
George Bernhard
Berlin
Vossiche Zeitung
Marshal von Hindenburg
Germany
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Hays
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Ludendorf
Leviathan Launched at Sun Shipbuilding Yard
The steamship Leviathan was launched today at Sun Shipbuilding Company yard in Chester Pennsylvania. Claimed to be the largest cargo carrier built in the country the vessel was originally for a private company but later taken over by the government. The ship's tonnage is 13 005.
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Delaware River
Sun Shipbuilding Company
Chenter
United States Steel Declares Dividend in October
United States Steel Corporation announced an extra quarterly dividend of 3 percent on common stock, plus the regular 0.5 percent on common and 1.0 percent on preferred. For the quarter ending September, earnings were 44,901,689 with net income 32,060,302 after a 10,087,847 deduction for federal income and war excess profits taxes.
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United States Steel Corporation
War Work and Nursing Guides Promote Home Front Health
American women are urged to train as nurses eight miles behind the fighting lines and at home. A 1000 page Medical Adviser, with illustrations, costs 50c. prescriptions for ailments are offered, alongside Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets to restore health, liver, and bowels.
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Buffalo, N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Doctor Pierce
Frenchman Chevreux Designed Zeppelins, Not Count Zeppelin
Maurice Chevreux, a French naval engineer, conceived the idea of the zeppelin and designed the six cylinder motor used in the airship. He lived in Germany before and during the war, worked in Zeppelin workshops, and died recently after years of isolation.
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Maurice Chevreaux
Chevreux
Germany
Zeppelin
War of Nations Report Says Britain Sees Labor Shift
A fragment notes Great Britain has 1,442,000 women replacing men in industry as Germany uses substitutes for tobacco, indicating shifting labor and production patterns during wartime. The text hints at broader economic adjustments and shortages affecting both nations.
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